Refrigerator



(No Model.)

G. M. LEE.

RBPRIGBRATQR.

No. 378,254. Patented Peb. 21, 1888.

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PECIEICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 378,254, dated February2l, 1888.

Application tiled June 2H, 1887. Serial No. 242.885. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, Grnnnnr Mon'rrnnn Litri, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Jeil'erson township, in the connty of Jefferson andState oi Kansas, have invented eertain new and useful Improvements inRefrig craters, and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the saine, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part ol' this speciilcation, and to theletters and iigures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of niy invention, andFig. 2 a vertical section thereof.

The object of the present invention is to provide arefrigeratingcupboard that will possess the required ventilation to keepthe articles placed therein sweet and in a condition for consumption,and also to provide convenient means 'for obtaining access to theseveral shelves, independent of each other, in place of the ordinarydoors used in the refrigerators of ordinary construction; and theinvention consists in the details of construction, substantially asshown in the drawings, and hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the cupboard, of anydesirable size and shape, provided with a hinged top, B, for ob tainingaccess to the icc-pan C, contained in the top of the cupboard andsupported by means of the shell' u. The ice-pan G is provided with ashort pipe, b, to which is connected the end ot' a rubber tube, c, ofany desirable length, whereby the water from the ice in the pan may bedrained oft'. There is a space between the ice-pan andthe sides and endsof the cupboard A, as well as between the end walls ofthe variouscompartments and the outer wall of the cupboard, there beingaeoininnnication Aformed between the outer space and the compartments bymeans of the openings Z and the vertical channels Z', which extend fromsaid openings to the top of the cupboard.

To the sides of the cupboard Aare suitable ventilators, d, to allowfresh air to pass into the chamber containing the icepan, where it iscooled, and thence passes down into the spaces above the several shelvesin the cupboard.

The cupboard may be provided with any suitable number of shelves D, andthe bottom E also serving as a shelf. The shelves D are arrangedslightly on an incline, and are provided with cleats e, so as to supportthe plates containing the fruits, vegetables, or meats off the bottom ofthe shelf, so as to allow the air to pass under and around it. Each ofthe shelves D is provided with a deiector, E, so as to deiiect the airas it passes from t-he icechamber both downwardly tothe next shelf andoutwardly' to the front of the cupboard, a space being left between eachdeliector and back of the cupboard for the circulation of the airthroughout the entire extent of the refrigcrater or cupboard.

Each compartment for containing the meat, vegetables, or other eatablesis provided with an independent droplid, F, connected to the sides ofthe cupboard 'by means of links f, said lids having suitable handles, g,and bolts or other suitable fastenings, h, to retain the lids closed.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, in a refrigerator having air-inlets at its upper part,of a plurality of superposed compartments, each having an inclinedbottom, D, and its rear wall separated from that of the refrigerator andinclined downwardly and forwardly to form a deector, E, substantially asand for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

GILBERT MORTIHER LEE.

W'itnesses:

J. H. MARSHALL, J. T. FULTON.

